Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-04

| cts. He would marry the former cook
of the late lamented Vestegui.
No sooner than done, or at any rate
begun. The Marquis de Basillo never
was man to let grass grow under his
feet. He managed to meet the be-
reaved widow when she had worn her
weeds for six months. The buxom
lady was charmed with the polished
Senor Carmona, who was clothed in
his most elegant court manners and a
new suit of clothes obtained for the
occasion from confiding tailor.
| He pressed his suit from the start
with an ardor worthy of the big stake
in sight. Nine. Vestegul was willing,
nay, she was more than willing, to
become wife to the gentlemanly Car
mona, whose supreme elegance fairly
awed her. But there was an obsta-
Gle.
The departed Vestegui had left his
relict half of his fortune unincum-
bered in any way. He had, however,
appointed a famous lawyer, Jose Bo-
lado, executor of his will, and Bolado
was managing the estate for the joint
benefit of the widow and the three
children, to whom the other half had
been willed. The widows love for
her ardent admirer was great, but her
respect for Bolado was greater. His
iron will, his determination and his
superior intelligence had inspired her
with fear of him which not even
her love for Carmona could master.
And Bolado frowned down on the
proposed union. He would have none
OF it.
Here was seemingly insurmounta-
BILE stumbling block in the way of
Carmona's dreams and desires. He
pleaded with this widow. He i'm
plored her in the name of his over
whelming passion to wed. Day after
day his love was poured out in her
willing ears-but it availed not. If
Senior Bolado would only consent, yes,
then-but Sefior Bolado would not
For months matters stood thus.
Then one day in broad daylight, ON
one of the most frequented streets in
the city, in front OF the National Lii
brary, Senior Bolado was murdered.
He was shot down in cold blood by a
young Mexican of the lower class, Ig-
nacio Rosales by name, who was en-
ployed as brakeman on the Vera Cruz
road. The assassin was captured red
handed and placed in jail
During the night he escaped. Gold,
and much gold opened his prison
doors and he walked out.
Three weeks after Lawyer Bolado
had been buried Jorge Carmona and
Nine. Vestegui were married, and inn
mediately after the ceremony they
left for Europe, with the three chill
dren of the woman. For five years
nothing was heard Of them in the City
of Mexico, except through the news
papers. From this source it was
learned that shortly after the. arrival
of the couple in Europe the wife
of Senior Carmona died rather sudden
ly, leaving her entire fortune to her
husband. The wealthy widower spent
his mourning year in Spain, and dur
ing this year two of his step-children
died. The third boy left his STEP
father and went to England with
friends, after his second brothers
death. With him the marquis is now
engaged in litigation for the estate OF
the two dead children.
Some months after his bereavement
Jorge Carmona was made a Marquis by
Queen Isabella. Why this honor was
conferred upon him was not learned.
But the former match boy was now a
Marquis.
Well, at the expiration of the five
years, the Marquis suddenly appeared
again in Mexico. His arrival, by
some strange coincidence, happened
to be just ten days after the police had
succeeded in recapturing Rosales, the
murderer of lawyer Bolado, for whom
they had been laying in wait all these
years. The murderer had been
caught lurking about his old haunts
and promptly jailed. Precautions
were taken this time against that
powerful key, gold, which had un-
locked his Jail door before.
Fourteen days after his capture the
trial Of the young assassin begun.
All the best talent in the city had
been retained for his defence. The
Marquis de Basilio was never out Of
the room while the trial was in pro-
gress.
The prosecution presented its case.
They claimed that the defendant was
a hired assassin. They proved he had
never known the dead man and had
no dealings with him, consequently
could have no object in killing him
unless it was for pay. The prisoner
escape had been compassed immedi-
ately after his capture by the free use
of money, yet he was notoriously
poor, at the time Of the homicide
working for IS cents a day. Then
they proved that the prisoner
after escaping from the jail had fled to
Europe, where, during the five years
intervening he had lived like prince
spending money lavishly, travelling
from place to place. Where did the
means come from to pay for all this
unless it was a part of the blood money
received for numbering Bolado ?
Where did the money come from to
pay for the array of legal talent as
sembled for the defence? Surely moi
from the defendant. They reviewed
Bolado's blameless life. They brough,
out ali the events of his Stewardship
of the Vestegui estate; his influence
over the widow, his opposition to hel
marriage with Jorge Carmona, now
the Marquis de Basilio, who, they
pointed out, was present, taking great
interest in the trial. They went be-
yond Bolado's death and showed that
the marriage to which he had been an
obstacle was consummated few
weeks after the murder. Here they
rested their case.
The defense admitted the killing Of
Bolado by Rosales, but claimed it was
an accident. The defendant was shoot.
ing at another man, a brother brake.
man who had crossed him in a love
affair. But this brakeman was dead
or had disappeared, and they could
not prove his presence on the street al
that time Bolado was killed. The
able lawyers for the defendant labored
hard but had q hopelanc fask Thaiy